11045nam 2200505 450 991074696810332120231028113618.0981-9944-05-8(MiAaPQ)EBC30771302(Au-PeEL)EBL30771302(EXLCZ)992846182450004120231028d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCOVID-19 Pandemic and Global Inequality Reflections in Labour Market, Business and Social Sectors /edited by Rajib Bhattacharyya, Ramesh Chandra Das, and Achintya RayFirst edition.Singapore :Springer,[2023]©20231 online resource (356 pages)Print version: Bhattacharyya, Rajib COVID-19 Pandemic and Global Inequality Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,c2023 9789819944040 Includes bibliographical references.Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- List of Figures -- Part I Sub-Theme-Global Impact -- 1 Spillover Effects of Global Economic Uncertainty Shocks in Nigeria -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Review of the Extant Literature -- 1.3 Methodology -- 1.3.1 Measurement of Economic Uncertainty -- 1.3.2 Data and Data Source -- 1.3.3 Model Specification -- 1.4 Results -- 1.4.1 Economic Uncertainties and the Asymmetric Uncertainties in Inflation and Private Consumption for Nigeria -- 1.4.2 International Economic Uncertainties and the Asymmetric of Uncertainties-Real Output, Inflation and Private Consumption for US, China and Europe -- 1.4.3 The Link Between Domestic (Nigeria's) Inflation and Private Consumption Uncertainties and Real Activity-Industrial Production -- 1.4.4 Spillover Effects of Real Output Uncertainty, Inflation Uncertainty and Private Consumption Uncertainty from US, China, and Europe to the Domestic (Nigeria's) Real Output -- 1.4.5 Spillover Effects of Real Output Uncertainty, Inflation Uncertainty and Private Consumption Uncertainty from US, China, and Europe to the Domestic (Nigeria's) Domestic Price Level -- 1.4.6 Spillover Effects of Real Output Uncertainty, Inflation Uncertainty and Private Consumption Uncertainty from US, China, and Europe to the Domestic (Nigeria's) Private Consumption -- 1.5 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations -- References -- 2 The Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Development in Europe: A Temporal Analysis -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Sustainable Development: Definition and Historical Background -- 2.1.2 COVID-19 and Its Effects on Sustainable Development -- 2.1.3 Objectives of the Work -- 2.2 Material and Methods -- 2.3 Results -- 2.4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References.3 Impact of Large Fiscal Expansion During Catastrophic Macroeconomic Shocks: Lessons from U.S. Paycheck Protection Program -- 3.1 Background -- 3.2 Stemming the Spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic -- 3.3 The Cost of Saving Jobs and the Impact on Savings -- 3.4 Fraud, Abuse, and the Impact on Fiscal and Monetary Policies -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- 4 COVID-19 Incidence and Economic Confidence: Any Relationships So Far for the world's Highly Affected Countries? -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Literature Review -- 4.3 Theoretical Underpinning -- 4.4 Data and Methodology -- 4.5 Results and Discussion -- 4.5.1 Correlation Analysis -- 4.5.2 Unit Root Test Results -- 4.5.3 Engle-Granger Cointegration and Error Correction Test Results -- 4.5.4 Granger Causality Test Results -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- 5 COVID-19 Pandemic, Health Crisis and Financial Stability -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Review of Extant Literature -- 5.3 Data and Research Methods -- 5.4 Results and Discussion -- 5.4.1 Unit Root -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- 6 The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence of Poverty, Economic Growth and Development: Evidence from Ghana -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Literature Review and Theoretical Framework -- 6.3 Research Design and Data Requirements -- 6.4 Results and Analysis -- 6.5 Conclusions and Policy Implications -- 6.6 Limitations of the Study -- References -- 7 Determining the Right Strategies for Turkey to Avoid an Energy Crisis During the Pandemic Process -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Some Measures to Manage Energy Crisis in the Pandemic Period -- 7.3 Incentives and Application of Free Market Conditions -- 7.4 Smart Meters and Flexible Billing -- 7.5 Nuclear Energy Investments -- 7.6 Investments in Energy Storage Techniques -- 7.7 Making Short-Term Projections -- 7.8 Renewable Energy Investments.7.9 Ensuring High Efficiency in Energy Production -- 7.10 An Evaluation for Turkey -- 7.11 Conclusion -- References -- Part II Sub-Theme-Trade, Employment, Health and Education -- 8 COVID-19 Pandemic, Employment Differential and Health Expenditure Nexus in Sub-Saharan African Countries: Evidence from Vector Autorfegressive (VAR) Model -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Literature Review -- 8.3 Methodology -- 8.3.1 Data Source -- 8.3.2 Model Specification -- 8.4 Results and Discussion -- 8.4.1 The Variables Descriptive Statistics -- 8.4.2 Presentation of the Panel Vector Autoregressive (PVAR) Model -- 8.5 Conclusion and Policy Recommendations -- References -- 9 Impact of Foreign Trade and COVID-19 Pandemic on Sri Lankan and Indian Economy: A Comparative Study -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Background Underpinning -- 9.2.1 COVID-19 Pandemic and Sri Lanka -- 9.2.2 COVID-19 Pandemic and India -- 9.2.3 Why Compare India and Sri Lanka? -- 9.3 Literature Review -- 9.4 Objectives -- 9.5 Methodology and Data Source -- 9.5.1 Data and Variables -- 9.5.2 Methodology -- 9.6 Analysis of Results and Discussion -- 9.7 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- 10 Divergences of Health Expenditures and Role of the Government in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic in Selected Nations-An Investigation -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Global Health Security (GHS) Index -- 10.3 Divergences in Fiscal Support in Response to COVID-19 -- 10.4 Literature Survey -- 10.5 Objective of the Study, Data and Methodology -- 10.6 Empirical Analysis -- 10.6.1 Analysis of σ Convergence -- 10.7 Shock Period Analysis -- 10.8 Analysis of β Convergence -- 10.9 Conclusion -- Annexture -- R Outcome of Fixed Effect Model for Che_pc_ppp for Pre Shock Period -- R Outcome of Fixed Effect Model for Dgghe_pc_ppp for Pre Shock -- R Outcome of Fixed Effect Model for Dpghe_pc_ppp for Pre Shock Period.R Outcome of Fixed Effect Model for Che_pc_ppp with Shock Period -- References -- 11 Examining the Relationship Between COVID-19 and Different Macroeconomic Variables of the Indian Economy: A Cointegration Analysis -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Review of Literature -- 11.3 Materials and Methods -- 11.3.1 Data Source -- 11.3.2 Stationarity Test -- 11.3.3 Cointegration -- 11.4 Results and Analysis -- 11.4.1 Outcomes of Stationary Test -- 11.4.2 Outcomes of Cointegration Tests -- 11.5 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Women Matter: An Analysis of Italian women's Employment Between Two Crises -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Crisis and Quality of Female Employment in Italy -- 12.3 Data and Methods -- 12.3.1 Data Description -- 12.3.2 Model Specification -- 12.4 Results -- 12.5 Discussion and Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- 13 COVID-19, Online Education and Role of Mentoring in Developing Economies-A Theoretical Build-Up with an Empirical Overhaul -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Theoretical Background -- 13.3 Data and Methodology -- 13.4 Results and Discussion -- 13.5 Concluding Remarks and Policy Suggestions -- References -- 14 The Role of Government Education Spending in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries in a Post-Covid World -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Government Education Expenditures and Education Outcomes: A Brief Literature Review -- 14.3 Impact of Government Spending on Education Outcomes in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries Over the Past Decade -- 14.3.1 Empirical Model -- 14.3.2 Data Description -- 14.3.3 Empirical Results -- 14.4 Learning Losses Due to Covid-19 and the Role of Government Spending -- 14.5 Conclusion and Policy Takeaways -- References -- 15 The Impact of COVID-19 on Institutional Single Family Institutional Investors in Growing U.S. Markets -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 COVID and Demographic Trends.15.3 COVID and Impacts on Institutional Investors -- 15.4 SFR Industry Genesis -- 15.5 Corporate Business Model -- 15.6 Methods -- 15.7 Housing Market Trends -- 15.8 Interviews with Local Officials -- 15.9 COVID, Crisis and Future Growth -- 15.10 Conclusion -- References -- 16 Digital Movement, Implications on Sustainable Development in Post Pandemic Time: An Introspection with Special Reference to India -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Objective of the Study -- 16.3 Date Source and Methodology -- 16.4 Literature Survey -- 16.5 Indications of Silver Lining -- 16.5.1 Flipside of this Process -- 16.6 Extent of Digital Divide -- 16.7 A Theoretical Model on Digital Movement in Context of Developing Nations -- 16.7.1 Advent of Digital Movement and Its Implications on Wage-Inequality -- 16.7.2 Introduction of Digital Technology in Urban Sector and Its Consequences -- 16.8 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- 17 Effect of Externalities like Choice Overload, Nudges and Unconscious Bias on Consumer Choice and Their Convergence in Student Groups -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Literature Review -- 17.3 Data Descriptions -- 17.4 Methodology -- 17.5 An Overview on PCA -- 17.6 Results and Discussion -- 17.7 Convergence Within Student Group -- 17.8 Conclusion -- References -- 18 COVID-19 and Impact on Income Inequality: The Indian Experience -- 18.1 Background -- 18.2 Objectives -- 18.3 Data and Methodology -- 18.3.1 Data -- 18.3.2 Methodology -- 18.4 Results and Discussion -- 18.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 19 An Exploratory Analysis of Personal Finance in the Context of COVID-19 -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Literature Review -- 19.3 Materials and Methods -- 19.4 Results -- 19.5 Discussion -- 19.6 Conclusions -- References -- 20 Different Socioeconomic Groups' Psychological Reactions to the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Study -- 20.1 Introduction.20.2 Objective.COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-InfluenceEqualityCOVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-Influence.Equality.929.605Bhattacharyya RajibDas Ramesh ChandraRay AchintyaMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910746968103321COVID-19 Pandemic and Global Inequality3577328UNINA